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Oncogenes & Tumor Suppressor Genes Flashcards

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abl

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Oncogene
Associated w/ CML
Gene product: Tyrosine kinase

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c-myc

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Oncogene
Associated w/ Burkitt’s lymphoma
Gene product: Transcription factor

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bcl-2

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Oncogene
Associated w/ Follicular & undifferentiated lymphomas (inhibits apoptosis)
Gene product: Anti-apoptotic molecule

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erb-B2

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Oncogene
Associated w/ breast, ovarian, & gastric carcinomas
Gene product: Tyrosine kindase

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ras

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Oncogene
Associated w/ colon carcinoma, pancreatic adenocarcinoma
Gene product: GTPase

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L-myc

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Oncogene
Associated w/ Lung tumor
Gene product: Transcription factor

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N-myc

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Oncogene
Associated w/ neuroblastoma
Gene product: Transcription factor

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ret

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Oncogene
Associated w/ MEN IIA & MEN IIB
Gene product: Tyrosine kinase

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c-kit

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Oncogene
Associated w/ GI stromal tumor
Gene product: Cytokine receptor

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Rb

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Tumor Suppressor Gene
Associated w/ retinoblastoma, osteosarcoma
Gene product: Rb gene product blocks G1 –> S phase of the cell cycle

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p53

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Tumor Suppressor Gene
Associated w/ most human cancers, especially Li-Fraumeni syndrome
Gene product: p53 product blocks G1 –> S phase of the cell cycle

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BRCA1

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Tumor Suppressor Gene
Associated w/ breast & ovarian cancer
Gene product: DNA repair protein

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BRCA2

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Tumor Suppressor Gene
Associated w/ breast cancer
Gene product: DNA repair protein

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p16

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Tumor Suppressor Gene

Associated w/ melanoma

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APC

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Tumor Suppressor Gene

Associated w/ colorectal cancer (associated w/ FAP)

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WT1

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Tumor Suppressor Gene

Associated w/ Wilms’ tumor

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NF1

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Tumor Suppressor Gene

Associated w/ Neurofibromatosis Type I

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NF2

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Tumor Suppressor Gene

Associated w/ Neurofibromatosis Type II

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DPC

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Tumor Suppressor Gene

Associated w/ Pancreatic cancer

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DCC

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Tumor Suppressor Gene

Associated w/ colon cancer

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VHL

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Tumor Suppressor Gene
Associated w/ Renal Cell Carcinoma, VHL Syndrome
Gene product: Ubiquitin ligase component

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